New Tab Assistant Removal Guide

Do you know what New Tab Assistant is?

New Tab Assistant is an extension for your Google Chrome browser. The application caught the attention of malware researchers after reports of illegal infiltration have emerged. At the time of research, there is no proof suggesting that the application could be installed without your permission; however, if this were to happen, you should delete New Tab Assistant immediately. You also should leave a comment below, so we could provide you with the best removal option. In general, the removal of the extension is up to you; however, our researchers believe that the application is not necessary or useful.New Tab Assistant screenshotScroll down for full removal instructions

Malware researchers identify New Tab Assistant as a potentially undesirable program (PUP). The category suits perfectly if the application has been installed without your knowledge. In fact, the same category fits if you have downloaded the extension yourself from the Chrome web-store. The program is identified as a PUP because it is linked to activity which is not associated to the initial services. New Tab Assistant is meant to enable an additional search tool, and when you use this extension, you are provided with Yahoo search results via search.yahoo.com/search. Then why does the program need to access and modify your browsing history? This is suspicious, and so it is not surprising that computer users choose to remove New Tab Assistant, or they do not install the extension at all. It is believed that the collected information could be shared with third-party advertisers. Keep in mind that New Tab Assistant is linked to mybrowserbar.com, and this search tool is affiliated to PDF Forge Toolbar, SearchMe Toolbar, and other suspicious software. You can delete these programs using the related removal guides.

If you do not want to allow some suspicious software spying on you and manipulating data related to the browsing history, we recommend you delete this software right away. Luckily, New Tab Assistant removal is quite simple, and even completely inexperienced users should have no trouble. If you want to prevent the installation of unreliable software in the future, we suggest employing automatic malware removal software. It will screen and block unreliable installers, as well as protect you from other virtual security threats.

Delete New Tab Assistant

Launch the Chrome browser.

Type chrome://extensions/ into the address bar at the top.

Click the trash icon on the right of New Tab Assistant.

Select Remove to get rid of the undesirable extension.

In non-techie terms:

Even though New Tab Assistant is not a malicious application, malware researchers suggest that you should delete it from the Google Chrome browser. If you remove the application, you will not need to worry about it spying on your browsing activity and potentially sharing the collected information with unfamiliar parties.